Supreme Court· 4/13/1925

Steele v. United States No. 1

Citations

267 U.S. 498
45 S. Ct. 414
69 L. Ed. 757
1925 U.S. LEXIS 386

How courts have described this case

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holding that “[i]t is enough if the description is such that the officer with a search warrant can, with reasonable effort,] ascertain and identify the place intended”
concluding that warrant’s description of “‘cases of whiskey’” was sufficiently particular
seeing contraband whiskey in an open doorway did not justify an immediate entry and seizure without a warrant, it merely furnished probable cause for a warrant which was issued and executed
warrant authorizing search of building used as a garage empowers police to search connecting rooms
warrant authorizing search of building used as a garage empowers police to search connecting rooms
warrant must be particular enough to enable individual conducting the search to identify the item sought

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Judges: Taft

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